Mom's Best Snickerdoodle Recipe - A Classic Cookie
I am bias, but my Mom's Snickerdoodles are the absolute best! There are a few steps but overall it is a easy recipe that does not require anytime to chill the dough. You can have a cookie in your mouth in about 30 minutes, so that is a major win.
Equipment
- 1 Oven
Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cup flour
- 2 teaspoon cream of tarter
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shortening I love fairtrade palm, and my mom is all about the butter Crisco
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ - 1 tablespoon cinnamon depending on personal taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375˚ F. Sift the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt into a medium-sized bowl and set aside.
- In the large bowl, add the shortening and mix with an electric mixer on medium until the shortening is creamy. Gradually add the sugar and continue to beat until it is light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and the vanilla, and beat until the mixture becomes a light pale yellow. Gradually, add the dry sifted dry ingredients and beat just until combined.
- In a small bowl, add sugar and cinnamon and mix until combined.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Roll the balls into the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place on an ungreased baking sheet 2 inches apart.
- Bake 12-15 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Enjoy!
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